Reds sign Isringhausen

[edabbs44]

Thing is.. If any of those teams sign him it will be a brilliant move.. If the Reds sign him it will be an organization ending move that have people scratching their heads.

Yep.

[Roy Tucker]

Thing is.. If any of those teams sign him it will be a brilliant move.. If the Reds sign him it will be an organization ending move that have people scratching their heads.

Ahhhh, I don't know.

With the Reds' success this year, the national press is viewing it as another success by Walt Jocketty. With that comes a little leeway for making moves and having them viewed positively. Or at least not viewed as another bozo move by Bowden.

[savafan]

I'm younger than Springer and Isringhausen. My fastball is mediocre, but I've got a pretty good curveball, and I've mastered the knuckleball, which I've been throwing for 17 years. I'm not really doing anything right now, so Walt, give me a call.

[fearofpopvol1]

Surely, this must be about a coaching job.

[KronoRed]

Sounds like the Reds are right up against it in the budget department.

[Falls City Beer]

Sounds like the Reds are right up against it in the budget department.

No doubt. Adding Johnny Damon? Nope.

This is the squad they'll either live or die with.

[RED VAN HOT]

WJ is doing a pretty good job of generating bullpen options for the stretch run. If he can still pitch, one thing Isringhausen brings is closing experience. IMO, the Reds will need more than Cordero in September. They may be reluctant to use Masset, Ondrusek, or Smith in that role in high pressure games.

[Benihana]

nevermind

[RedLegSuperStar]

Sounds like the Reds are right up against it in the budget department.

So why attempt to nab Cliff Lee?

[Falls City Beer]

So why attempt to nab Cliff Lee?

Never really serious, I'd guess.

[RedLegSuperStar]

Never really serious, I'd guess.

Got pretty serious.. serious to get the Yankees trade to be placed on hold.. which led to the Rangers coughing up Smoak

[RedLegSuperStar]

money is their as they are no doubt seeing the type of crowds they saw in 2003 when the park opened. i just hate to say that there is nothing out there that makes a whole lot of sense.

[Falls City Beer]

Got pretty serious.. serious to get the Yankees trade to be placed on hold.. which led to the Rangers coughing up Smoak

Notice that after the deal was made, none of the reporters claimed the Reds were in it till the end? Also, no names were reported coming from the Reds.

[VR]

I wonder how Reds attendance is... vs. expecatations

[Chip R]

money is their as they are no doubt seeing the type of crowds they saw in 2003 when the park opened. i just hate to say that there is nothing out there that makes a whole lot of sense.

Really? The way it's going they will be fortunate to draw 2 million when in 2003 they drew 2.3 million. They have already played the bulk (49) of their home games.